Spiral Scratch (Doctor Who)
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| Spiral Scratch | |
| Series | Past Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 72 |
| Featuring | Sixth Doctor Mel |
| Writer | Gary Russell |
| Publisher | BBC Books |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-563-48626-0 |
| Set between | Immediately before Time and the Rani |
| Release date | August 4, 2005 |
| Preceded by | 'Island of Death' |
| Followed by | 'Fear Itself' |
Spiral Scratch is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Sixth Doctor and Mel.
Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, the way the plot fits in to the ongoing story of television series is open to interpretation. See Whoniverse#Inclusion and canonicity
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[edit] Continuity
- The end of the novel suggests another explanation for the Doctor's regeneration into his seventh incarnation rather than the crash landing seen at the start of Time and the Rani. There is also a reference to the Sixth Doctor meeting a future version of himself in the TARDIS, although which incarnation is not specified. Russell also includes further suggestions that the BBC books range and the Big Finish Productions audio range take place in parallel universes, and even has brief appearances from Peri, Evelyn Smythe, the Cyber-enhanced Evelyn from Real Time and Frobisher.
[edit] Notes
- The novel was originally titled Future Nostalgia.[1]
[edit] Outside References
- The title of the book is taken from the record of the same name by Buzzcocks.
[edit] References
- ^ Russell, Gary (2005). "Author's note", Spiral Scratch.
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- Spiral Scratch reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Spiral Scratch reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
